2010-2825. Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Grant

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: April 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [e-mail] or telephone [phone] or the number for the Federal Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339) .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carissa L. Janis, Housing Program Manager, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone [phone] (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

This Notice Also Lists the Following Information:

Title of Proposal: Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program.

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0447.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Housing project owners/managers apply for grants under the Housing Service Coordinator Program. The requested information will assist HUD in evaluating grant applicants and to determine how well grant funds meet stated program goals and how well the public was served.

Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92456, HUD-50080-SCMF, HUD-91186, SF-269-A, SF-424, SF-424-Supp, HUD-2880, SF-LLL, HUD-96010, HUD-91186-A

Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 69,150. The number of respondents is 4,300, the number of responses is 20,800, the frequency of response is on occasion (from one to four times per year depending on the task), and the burden hour per response varies (it is from .25 (LOCCS vouchers) to 40 hours (grant applications) for various tasks).

Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision of a previously approved collection.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: February 4, 2010.

Ronald Y. Spraker,

Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.